Power in Beaumont was first restored 6 days after the storm. 9 days after Rita, 142,000 regional Entergy customers were without power. All Entergy customers had power as of Oct. 17, the 23rd full day after Rita.

Power in Beaumont was first restored 6 days after the storm. 9 days after Rita, 142,000 regional Entergy customers were without power. All Entergy customers had power as of Oct. 17, the 23rd full day after ... more

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10,000: Number of repair crew members who responded to Southeast Texas

Source: Enterprise via Entergy

10,000: Number of repair crew members who responded to Southeast Texas

Source: Enterprise via Entergy

Photo: Mark M. Hancock, Staff Photographer

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5 people were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran a generator inside their Beaumont apartment in the days following the storm.

Source: Enterprise

5 people were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran a generator inside their Beaumont apartment in the days following the storm.

Source: Enterprise

Photo: File

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$15 million: How much Salvation Army groups in Texas raised in the week following Katrina

Source: Enterprise via Salvation Army in Texas

$15 million: How much Salvation Army groups in Texas raised in the week following Katrina

Source: Enterprise via Salvation Army in Texas

Photo: THE ENTERPRISE

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$193,000: How much Salvation Army groups in Texas raised in the week after Rita

Source: Enterprise via Salvation Army in Texas

$193,000: How much Salvation Army groups in Texas raised in the week after Rita

Source: Enterprise via Salvation Army in Texas

Photo: THE ENTERPRISE

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4,000: Number of FEMA trailers sent to Southeast Texas

Source: FEMA

4,000: Number of FEMA trailers sent to Southeast Texas

Source: FEMA

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553 million cubic feet of timber damaged

Source: Texas Forest Service

553 million cubic feet of timber damaged

Source: Texas Forest Service

Photo: Scott Eslinger, Staff Photographer

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$3.7 billion: Value of damaged timber

Source: Texas Forest Service

$3.7 billion: Value of damaged timber

Source: Texas Forest Service

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Hurricane Rita: By the Numbers

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Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi, Rita barreled toward the Southeast Texas coastline, showing no mercy to the thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes and return to devastating scenes of destruction.

Ten years later, we take a look at exactly how much damage Rita brought to Beaumont and the surrounding areas.